@inproceedings{716c8f2a47bf4e8a9026f90e513ba1d7,
title = "Effect of metallurgical condition on irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking of commercial stainless steels",
abstract = "Irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking (IASCC) is complex phenomenon that is sensitive to the metallurgical condition of the alloy. The objective of this study is to systematically examine the influence of the metallurgical condition on the radiation-induced changes and IASCC susceptibility in stainless steels. A 304 alloy (solution-annealed) and a 316 alloy from a PWR baffle-bolt in three conditions (cold-worked, solution-annealed and a desensitized state designed to form coherent grain-boundary carbides) were irradiated with 3.2-MeV protons at 360°C to 5.5 dpa. Constant extension rate tensile tests were performed in simulated BWR (NWC) and primary water (PW) environments. Both alloys were susceptible to IGSCC in the solution-annealed condition in both environments. The desensitized state was extremely susceptible in the oxygenated environment, due to residual sensitization. In the PW environment, cracks initiated but did not propagate, indicating a potentially beneficial influence of carbides. The cold-worked state was resistant to IG cracking in both PW and BWR-NWC environments.",
keywords = "Cold work, IASCC, Sensitization, Stainless steel",
author = "Busby, {J. T.} and Was, {G. S.}",
year = "2005",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780873395953",
series = "Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems-Water Reactors",
pages = "255--266",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems-Water Reactors",
note = "12th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems-Water Reactors ; Conference date: 14-08-2005 Through 18-08-2005",
}